


A Little More Glam Rock

by Janet Carter (janet_carter)



Category: Macdonald Hall - Gordon Korman
Genre: M/M
Language: English
Status: Completed
Published: 2007-12-20
Updated: 2007-12-20
Packaged: 2018-01-25 06:25:52
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Chapters: 1
Words: 4,582
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Story URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1636379
Author URL: https://archiveofourown.org/users/janet_carter/pseuds/Janet%20Carter
Summary: <blockquote class="userstuff">
              <p>"Boots supposed that, at this point, he shouldn't have been surprised to find Cathy and Diane's room covered in rhinestones and reeking of glue-gun."<br/>Wacky hijinks, Bruno/Boots.</p>
            </blockquote>





	A Little More Glam Rock

**Author's Note:**

> Written for zaneetas

 

 

"I know you will all want this year's Winter Wonderland Bazaar to be the best ever—the most festive decorations, the tastiest baked goods, and the most elegant handicrafts."

Miss Scrimmage flitted about the room as she spoke, placing lists and assignments in front of each of her girls.

Diane Grant stared in chagrin at the mimeographed handout in front of her. "Doilies?" she whispered to her roommate, Cathy Burton. "Wasn't this just a little bake sale last year?"

Cathy looked over at the list. "I'm in charge of the seashell ornament committee. 'In the tradition of seafarers preparing to return home to their sweethearts, Miss Scrimmage's young ladies will present uniquely handcrafted seashell mixed-media collage picture frames, suitable for hanging on your Christmas tree or in the window year-round.' I think you've got it good."

"But I don't even know how to tat!"

"Good grief, the glue takes hours to dry. There goes our week. Maybe we can assembly-line it. If we have to make five dozen of each..." Cathy slouched back in her chair, counting on her fingers.

"Finally, a thrilling piece of news, which I'm sure will inspire all of you girls to put that extra bit of sparkle on your work!"

"Did she get a wholesale deal on sequins?" Cathy muttered.

"This year, our Bazaar will play host—or should I say hostess—to one of our province's most elegant ladies, Cornelia Lamont, wife of our long-time MP."

Cathy jerked her head up and froze in place.

"What?" Diane asked.

"We have to make this the best Winter Wonderland Bazaar ever."

***

Boots supposed that, at this point, he shouldn't have been surprised to find Cathy and Diane's room covered in rhinestones and reeking of glue-gun. In fact, it should probably have been on his list of "Things to expect sometime this semester", along with:

1\. Kitchen duty on chicken wings night (cautionary tales of the Grade Ten Chicken Wing Eating Contests were a traditional way of scaring young would-be troublemakers away from anything that might earn them kitchen duty);

2\. Math tests first thing in the morning after a night spent in the orchard, huddled under an apple tree;

3\. Mishaps with the lighting rig during auditions for the school play (Boots was pretty sure he hadn't even signed up for drama club);

4\. His roommate's continuing quest to see how many ways he could rearrange the furniture before the Housemaster, Mr. Fudge, came by to have a chat about fire codes; and

5\. Fruit flies. The less said about that, the better.

Four of those had happened during the first two weeks of school. Three of them had been Bruno's fault. This one, however, seemed to be firmly in Cathy Burton's court. She was wrapping up an explanation that made Bruno's wackier plans seem well-reasoned and proportionate.

"...and her niece is Rockin' Riley." Bruno was nodding enthusiastically.

"'Rockin' Riley?'" Boots asked.

"You know, from CMOQ, Toronto's hottest riffs and coolest grooves. Haven't you heard about the contest? It's a puzzle! Rockin' Riley's been dropping clues on the air, and whoever solves it will be her intern over winter break. If I can get an in with her aunt, I'll be golden. But first, I need to get her attention."

"You're right, the Bazaar is the perfect opportunity," Bruno said. "Let's talk strategy: you need to get her to yourself for a few minutes. Have you considered staging a diversion?"

"Have I ever!" Cathy said.

***

"Bruno," Boots said, as they crossed the road back to Macdonald Hall, "you realize that Cathy's plan is crazy, right?"

"Yeah, but this could be my chance!" Bruno exclaimed. Boots paused.

"What do you mean?" Boots asked.

"Haven't you always thought that I'd make a fantastic DJ?"

***

Bruno's plan involved:

a. getting a team together to evaluate potential catch phrases, so that he could

b. record his own demo tape, in the workshop behind the racquetball courts, and

c. help the girls with _their_ plan so that he, in turn, could ask Mrs. Lamont to get the tape to Rockin' Riley.

He decided to combine steps (a) and (b) into a single midnight excursion, with half of Dormitory 3 in tow. Mark Davies was bringing the tape recorder he used to conduct interviews for the school paper.

"Why couldn't we do this in the dorms?" Sidney asked.

"I need a quiet studio," Bruno explained. "Any background noise would make me look unprofessional; Elmer said this would work best."

"The gap between the back wall of the racquetball courts and the groundskeeper's workshop is six point four centimeters: perfectly soundproof for the frequencies we'll be recording," Elmer Drimsdale explained. "No sound will travel in to disrupt the recording, or out, to attract the attention of authority figures.

"Testing...testing...six, seven, eight—" Chris Talbot said, tapping the mike.

"Aren't you supposed to start with one, two, three?" Bruno asked.

"I wanted to change things up," Chris shrugged.

"Hey, how long is this going to take? Do we want chairs?" Sidney asked. "There are some folding ones over here; I can—OW." The stack of chairs clattered to the floor, Sidney beneath them.

"Heeey, cool cats and kickin' kittens, this is Bodacious Bruno coming through the airwaves, straight to you—"

"'Bodacious Bruno'?" Boots asked, wincing.

"I was thinking either that or 'Wild Walton.' But I'm open to other suggestions."

"What about 'no, really, I love dragging my friends into my insanity?'"

"It's a little long, but—"

" _OW_ ," Sidney repeated.

"I might be able to do an abbreviation thing with it, R to the I.L.D. or something—hey, Sidney, are you okay?" Bruno turned to look.

"I think my ankle—" Sidney started.

"Oh, _cool_ , is that what I think it is?" Bruno asked, staring behind Sidney.

Hanging on the wall, right behind where the metal chairs had been stacked, was a black leather motorcycle jacket. Beneath it was a red motorcycle, with painted flames practically glowing through the layer of dust that covered it.

"Is that—?" Wilbur asked.

"A 1983 Phoenix Firebomb Cruiser!" said Chris. "With titanium suspension and custom detailing!"

"It's a sign," Bruno said. "This is perfect." He walked over and ran a hand reverently over the seat. He looked around the room again; his eyes lit up at the sight of a key ring, hanging on a hook in the far corner.

"I'm feeling better," Sidney said.

Bruno grabbed the keys and tried them in the ignition. The third key brought the bike to life with a sputter and a start. He shut it off and turned to face the rest of his gang, grinning.

"I think I know how to get Rockin' Riley's aunt's attention," he said.

"Bruno! You can't steal a motorcycle!" Boots said. "We don't even know whose it is!"

"Do you see how dusty it is? It's a travesty, a cultural artifact like this sitting here, going to waste. They won't even miss it."

Boots had his doubts.

"Besides, we can leave it here for now. Here, you take the keys—I don't want to lose them." He tossed the key ring to Boots, who caught it and put it in his pocket.

***

After recording a few more takes of Bruno's spiel, the boys headed back to Dormitory 3. Boots thought he saw a few flurries.

"Is it snowing?" he asked.

"There's no way it's cold enough for that," Bruno said, as Sidney rubbed his hands together for warmth. "We don't even need gloves."

"Actually, the readings on my barometer-hygrometer earlier this evening suggested—" Elmer began.

"Besides, maybe class will be cancelled, and we'll have extra time to fine-tune my demo!" Bruno said.

"Class is _never_ cancelled," Boots pointed out, turning towards Bruno as he walked. "Boarding school, remember? We all live here! So do the teachers!" As he flailed at Bruno, he stumbled on a root. Bruno grabbed him, fingers tight around his arm, but Sidney, a few steps behind them, didn't notice that they'd stopped short. He walked right into their backs, knocking them off balance again.

"Jeez, I'm sorry!" Sidney said, recovering and standing up quickly. "But you should really watch where you're going."

It took Bruno and Boots a minute longer to sort out their limbs from each other. Boots finally managed to shove Bruno's legs off of his and stand up, extending a hand to help Bruno up.

As the boys slipped back into their rooms, the flurries multiplied. All night, the snow fell, blanketing the two campuses. By the next morning, Boots looked out of the window and saw nothing but white, the snow coming even stronger.

***

"What does this contest involve, anyway?" Diane asked Cathy.

"Something about proving that you're the most dedicated and involved listener—there was a number to call for full instructions, I wrote it down somewhere—do you see blue scrap paper anywhere?"

Diane looked around the room. Both desks were covered in pink puff paint and silver sequins; her bed was a pile of sand and seashells, Cathy's heaped with lined notebook paper covered in plans and schedules. Each dresser had a posterboard collage propped up to dry.

"Do you mean the paper that we cut up to make templates for the doilies?"

"Well, shoot," Cathy said. "We'll just have to get her attention our own way."

***

Class wasn't cancelled.

Ten minutes into trigonometry, a realization hit Boots: the keys weren't in his pocket. Mr. Stratton was finding the coterminal angle at the blackboard. Boots eyed Bruno, three desks over, totally absorbed in folding a sheet of paper into a table football. He kicked to his left.

"Ow!" Pete said.

Mr. Stratton paused for a moment but resumed his lecture when the disruption quieted. Boots gestured at Pete, trying to discreetly mime the action of starting a motorcycle. Pete wrinkled his brow and mouthed, "What?"

Boots tried again, sketching out the action of putting on a jacket. Pete pointed at himself and scratched his head. Boots gave up; the keys probably weren't going anywhere, wherever they were.

Two minutes later, he heard a strangled shout from Bruno's side of the room. He looked over and saw Bruno waving his arms franticly, shaking his hand vigorously.

"Is something wrong?" Mr. Stratton asked.

"I just, um, had an epiphany," Bruno said. "About cosines."

"I'm glad to hear that," Mr. Stratton said dryly. "I hope your epiphanies will be quieter in the future."

"About cosines, and how they're really like a metaphor—a metaphor about how you might have noticed something jingly and metal falling out of someone's pocket and onto the ground last night."

"I see. Are you feeling quite all r—" Mr. Stratton started to say, when Boots had his own epiphany and yelped loudly.

***

Boots looked around the quad, still covered in snow, except for the two paths he and Bruno had cleared so far.

"The problem with getting in trouble during a blizzard," he said, "is that the Fish can never run out of work for us to do. The snow keeps falling! And we keep shoveling it!"

"How was I supposed to know that he would put us to work right away?" Bruno said. "We've gotten off way easier for much worse trouble." He continued working as he talked, tossing shovelfuls of snow over his shoulder. Half of each shovelful landed back on the path; Boots followed behind him, scraping it up carefully.

Boots sighed and returned to shoveling. It was still snowing.

***

They shoveled straight through to dinnertime, and after dinner was study hall and then back to their room. The snow had not stopped—it had, in fact, picked up speed again—by eleven that night, when Boots looked up from his English homework to see Bruno pulling on scarf, hat, and gloves.

"Really?" he asked.

"We have to go over to Scrimmage's," Bruno said, sitting down to pull on his galoshes. "I told them I'd help with the streamers. Plus, we still need to look for the keys."

"There's no way I'm coming with you," Boots said. "In case you haven't noticed, there's a blizzard outside!"

Bruno looked at him pleadingly. "Do you want me to be all alone with those girls and their glitter?" Boots sighed and put down his pencil.

"We're not staying for more than an hour," he said.

***

Bruno and Boots stared diligently at the patterns in front of them, tatting hooks in hand.

"You see, you never knew you had these talents, waiting to be unleashed," Cathy said.

"Oh, I always have talents to unleash," Bruno said. Boots looked up from his doily, eyebrows raised.

"I think I found the instructions," Diane said, peering at a paper snowflake. "It's missing some of the important letters, but—does this say that the winner of the contest might even get to meet top recording artist Tom von Totten?"

"That's it," Cathy said. "I was focused on the career-building opportunities, but, yes, if you're into that whole rock star thing..."

"Why didn't you say so before?" Diane asked. "He's really hot."

"I know; tell me about it!" Bruno said, before clapping his mouth shut, looking unusually sheepish.

"It's okay, we know," Cathy said. "It's pretty obvious."

"Wait, what?" Boots said.

***

After twenty-two doilies, the storm had let up, and Bruno and Boots headed back out to look for the keys. Several new centimeters of snow had covered the path since the night before. They had no luck in their search, and Boots's fingers were frozen after only a couple of minutes of digging. By the time they tumbled back in through their window, the temperature had dropped well below freezing, and snow had started blowing through the air again.

"Did I wade through a frozen river?" Boots asked. "Because my feet feel like I waded through a frozen river, but they were so numb that I couldn't tell at the time." He peeled off his mittens and moved on to his bootlaces, fingers wet and stiff. Ice was melting down the back of his neck; he changed tack and pulled off his coat, shaking himself off. He looked over at Bruno, who had already managed to strip down to t-shirt and shorts and wrap a blanket around himself.

"Okay, so we lost the keys," Bruno said. "We'll just have to make our plan a little more flexible."

" _Your_ plan might have given us hypothermia!" Boots exclaimed, throwing his hands up. "I can't feel my fingers, I can't feel my toes, I'm never going to—"

He heard footsteps in the hallway and froze. The footsteps moved along; he lowered his voice to a whisper and continued. "I'm _never_ going to be warm again; I can't even get my boots off."

Bruno crossed the dark room to kneel by Boots' bed. He went to work on the shoelaces.

"I think you should just cut them off," he said.

"My feet?"

"No, these shoelaces! They're completely gross, anyway." Bruno gave another yank and managed to pull the left boot halfway off Boots' foot.

" _Ow_ ," Boots said. "I think I'm regaining feeling, at least."

"I'm being gentle!" Bruno said. "It's not my fault that they're frozen."

"Actually..." Boots began, but he gave up on remonstrating Bruno and flopped back on the bed instead. Bruno gave his feet a quick rub, lifted them up onto the bed and sat down next to him. Boots laid back and let Bruno rearrange the blanket over him.

"What are we going to do about the keys?" he asked.

Bruno shrugged. "Hope no one notices they're missing before it thaws? I can still make my grand entrance; it just would have been cooler with the motorcycle." He was shivering.

"Hey, you must be freezing," Boots said. He tossed a corner of the blanket towards him, and Bruno crawled under it to lie down next to him.

"What Cathy said—" Bruno said.

"It's no big deal," Boots murmured. "I was surprised, but actually—"

"I never said anything because—I mean, I didn't want you to think I was hitting on you, or something, is all."

"I—no, of course not," Boots said, tucking his head against Bruno's shoulder. "I mean, yeah. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to miss it if you were hitting on me—you're not really the most subtle."

"I don't know what you're talking about; I'm totally suave," Bruno said.

Boots nestled closer, still trying to warm up. "Totally suave, sure," he said.

They fell asleep, and the snow continued to fall.

***

The refectory of Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies was a cornucopia of holiday cheer. Gingerbread and pound cakes were piled high on the back tables; doilies, picture frames, and other gifts to the right; and Christmas ornaments and other souvenirs of the season on the front counters. Cornelia Lamont, who had arrived on time, despite the snowed-in state of the roads ("It only takes a little planning ahead!"), looked around in satisfaction. Her bodyguard stood discreetly by the door.

"What lovely young ladies these must be!" she exclaimed to Miss Scrimmage. "I can see how much pride they take in their work, how attuned they are to old-fashioned refinement."

"Oh, thank you so much!" Miss Scrimmage replied. "We do our best to encourage them to excel in all of their endeavors, of course, and I think they've really outshone themselves this time."

"So different from my niece—she's gotten into the radio industry, of all things—"

"Broadcasting has always fascinated me!" said Miss Scrimmage.

"— but yet, no matter how many times I point out that none of her young fans (doubtless all unkempt, rebellious preadolescents) can see her fashion choices, she refuses to adapt her look to something that might garner her more respect in the workplace."

"Oh, dear."

"In fact, she seems to delight in showing up in more ridiculous clothing each time I see her. I'm so delighted at the prospect of spending time with your students; I'm sure they're all as elegant as their lovely handwork."

"They have been so excited to meet you as well," Miss Scrimmage began. "Would you like to hear a bit about the history of—"

"Miss Scrimmage!" Diane burst into the room, close to tears. Oh, dear; Miss Scrimmage had worried that the girls were pushing themselves too hard. "Could you come take a look at the wreaths? I think the ribbons might have been crumpled!"

"Oh, yes, of course, Diane dear—I'm sorry, ma'am, the girls have put so much of their hearts into this; they just want everything to be perfect for you. I'll be right back!" Miss Scrimmage trilled, following Diane out of the room. Mrs. Lamont sat down to examine the handwork on the doilies; it was really quite impressive.

***

Riley Lamont stared out of the town car's window. Her publicist had insisted that they push on into Toronto that day, snowstorm or not. But they hadn't moved more than a mile in the past thirty minutes, and the snow showed no signs of letting up.

"Where are we, anyway?" she asked the driver.

"Not anywhere near any town," he answered. Riley slouched back and blew her hot-pink bangs up in the air. This sucked.

"The only thing around here," the driver continued, "is a couple of boarding schools. Real old-fashioned, one for girls, one for boys."

"Oh, god, is it that psychotic girls' school? Aunt Cornelia wouldn't shut up about them the last time she called; she was going there for their Jack Frost Jumble or something."

"The headmistress is a little nutso, but the girls are all right; nice kids. Killer field hockey team."

"Yeah, that sounds like Aunt Cornelia's kind of place," Riley sighed.

One of the cars sitting in the other lane suddenly cut in front of them; the driver swore and slammed on the breaks, sending them into a skid. Next thing Riley knew, they were rammed deep into a snow bank, wheels spinning.

"I'll call the auto club," the driver said. "This could be a while."

"How far away is that school?" she asked, contemplatively. At this point, a little Aunt Cornelia could hardly make the day _worse_.

***

Cathy was frustrated; after she'd sent Diane to distract Miss Scrimmage, she'd been waylaid by Mademoiselle Ducharme, the French teacher, before she could accost the parliamentary wife in the refectory. Now the Scrimmage was back, and the whole school was there, offering taste tests of their baked goods and demonstrating their glitter application techniques. She would need to try a little harder to stand out.

Miss Scrimmage went up to the podium to call the crowd to attention and formally welcome Mrs. Lamont. She tapped the microphone vigorously.

"Good aftern—"

"Hey, rockers and rollers! Have I got a groove for you!" A male voice blasted out from the public address system.

"Excuse me!" Miss Scrimmage shouted into the microphone, only to be drowned out by feedback.

"I'm going to lay this down for you, and then you call in and let me know what you think, dig?" the voice continued, disregarding Miss Scrimmage's protests.

"An intruder—we have an intruder in the office!"

"Miss Scrimmage—" Cathy started.

"We need to get the pound cakes to safety!" Scrimmage screamed, running around the room and filling her arms with baked goods. "Quickly, girls!"

The opening power chords of a familiar hair-metal tune blasted through the speakers. At the far end of the hall, a motorcycle appeared in the doorway, carried by two Macdonald Hall boys. Bruno strode in behind it, holding a megaphone.

"This is going out to all the ladies in the house," he announced.

"Is this a domestic terrorist attack of some kind?" Mrs. Lamont whispered to Mademoiselle. "They don't seem to have noticed that they have an important political figure here."

"You!" Miss Scrimmage dropped the pound cakes. "What are you doing to our Winter Wonderland Bazaar? These girls have been tatting their fingers off for weeks!" She ducked under a table and resurfaced brandishing her shotgun.

Mrs. Lamont and her escort started inching along the wall towards the exit.

"Oh, man, you told me she wouldn't have that at a bake sale," Wilbur said. "I'm getting out of here." He started to set down the motorcycle; Pete helped him lean it against the wall.

"I hear we have a visitor today," Bruno shouted into the megaphone. Mrs. Lamont blanched; her bodyguard quickly wrestled her under the nearest table.

"Hey, what's happening?" Riley asked, strolling in behind him and stomping the snow off of her boots.

"Rockin' Riley Lamont!" Cathy exclaimed, rushing forward. "Let me introduce myself: I'm your new intern."

"And I'm your new talent," Bruno's voice boomed. Boots made a grab for the megaphone and pulled it carefully out of the way.

"What?" Riley asked.

"We knew you'd be here," Cathy explained.

"Or maybe not exactly _knew_ ," Diane said. "But we're really happy to meet you, anyway."

"I have _no idea_ what you're talking about," Riley said, peering at the displays. "But I love the vibe of this shindig, very Jane Austen meets disco. The glitter-seashells, totally retro-kitsch!"

"What?" Cathy asked.

"I'd love to buy some for my condo." She peered gleefully at the sequin-encrusted picture frames. "How much for a dozen?"

"Actually, I was hoping to talk with you about your winter internship program," Cathy said. "Is this the last step of the treasure hunt?"

Riley stared at her. "You're about two hundred kilometers off; the last clue went out on the air a couple of hours ago, and it makes it pretty obvious that the prize is in the Abercrombie and Fitch at the outlet mall. But seriously, A-plus for effort; can I get some of these doilies gift-wrapped and shipped?"

"Yes, we can definitely do that. Maybe a discount if you buy twelve?" Diane said. "And you really should consider Cathy for the internship; she put all of this together herself."

"It was a team effort," Cathy said. "But I did spearhead it."

"I'd love to get eight of these candy-cane things—are they coat racks? Or just sculpture?" Riley asked, holding one up at arms length and eyeing it thoughtfully.

"Speaking of on-air, have you considered hiring any high school trainees for that area?" Bruno said. "Because, I'm not sure if you got here soon enough to hear my demo, but I'd be happy to replay—"

Miss Scrimmage was still flailing nearby. "Who _are_ you?" she asked.

"Rockin' Riley, bringing you all the latest—oh, hey, Aunt Cornelia!" Riley leaned under the table where her aunt was cowering. "Isn't this an awesome doily?" Glitter sprayed off of it as she shook it in her aunt's face.

Mrs. Lamont poked her head out slightly, but pulled back when she saw Bruno right behind her niece.

"I've been working on my persona," he was saying. "I can do morning drive-time or late-night; I'm flexible." Riley turned back to him.

"We do have a teen focus group that any of our listeners can join, and we're trying to get some representation from diverse interest groups," Riley said. "Public service announcements on bullying, racial diversity, gay youth—"

"Ooh, Bruno's gay!" Diane said

"You like mentioning that," Bruno said, turning red.

"Really?" Wilbur asked. "Oh, gosh, I should have realized you and Boots were together. Cool!"

Boots slid down further, hoping no one was paying attention to him.

"No, not me and Boots," Bruno said. "Boots is straight."

"Actually," Boots said.

"You're enjoying the Bazaar?" Miss Scrimmage asked Riley, lowering the shotgun.

"It's amazing!" Riley said. "Do you think we could broadcast live from here next year?"

"What?" Bruno asked, staring at Boots.

"Oh, yes!" Miss Scrimmage said. As she spoke, she gestured enthusiastically, shotgun still in hand. "We could set you up right over there, and—"

At the sight of a weapon pointed at the table where his protectee was cowering, the bodyguard leaped into action. He tackled Miss Scrimmage to the ground and attempted to disarm her.

*BANG*

The shotgun had fired into the air and hit a tower of sparkling tin-foil stars. Glitter and sequins flew everywhere; the bodyguard resurfaced, holding the shotgun, while Miss Scrimmage sat up and shook herself off.

Boots brushed the glitter off of Bruno's face, running a hand over his cheek. "About that," he said.

"I guess you're more subtle than I am," Bruno said.

"I _pulled you into bed with me_ ," Boots replied.

"I thought we were huddling for warmth! We always do that!"

Boots stared at him. "And you didn't think that might mean something?"

"Okay, I guess the other guys don't do it quite as much, but I wasn't sure—"

Boots saw one last speck of silver glitter on Bruno's lower lip; he carefully pushed it off with his thumb, then leaned in to kiss him.

A cheer rose up from the girls; Cathy whistled.

"Okay, a little less Jane Austen, a little more glam rock," Riley said.

Boots kept kissing Bruno and grabbed his hand. He pulled him towards the exit, elbowing bystanders out of the way.

"You know," he murmured, "they're going to be pretty busy with clean-up for a while."

"True," Bruno said. "And I don't think we can get Wilbur and Pete to carry the motorcycle back in this weather, anyway—we might as well wait for the paths to be shoveled a little better."

"Maybe class will be cancelled," Boots said.

"I bet I could arrange that," Bruno said. "I've been working on a plan."

 


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